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Avantika Vandanapu
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Avantika Vandanapu
Born (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)
Union City, California, United States
CitizenshipUS
Years active2005 – present
Known forDance, Acting
Notable workZee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America
Websitethisisavantika.com

Avantika Vandanapu is an actor, dancer, model, and anchor from California, United States known for her performance in the Zee TV reality show Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America June 2014. She won second place on the show.[1]

Early life and education

Avantika Vandanapu was born in Union City, California, USA to parents Srikanth Vandanapu and Anupama Reddy Chintala who are of Indian ancestry. Avantika is currently in seventh grade.

Career

Avantika started her artistic career through dancing when she was five years old. She initially started taking classes in semi-classical dance. Later, she started learning the South Indian classical dance form, Kuchipudi, at the age of 7. Avantika participated in several dance shows and competitions and was first awarded by ATA Star Dancer in 2012.[2] In 2014, Avantika also won second place in the first North American edition of ZeeTV's reality show, Dance India Dance Lil Masters.[1][3][4][5][6]

Avantika entered the Telugu film industry in 2015 and signed on for two movies. She was selected to play the role of Chutki in 14 Reels Entertainment's Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (released in February 2016). However, due to the scheduling conflicts, she decided not to continue with the movie. Avantika officially debuted as a child artist in Brahmotsavam starring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Samantha and Pranitha which started shooting on 16 September 2015. She then appeared in Chandra Shekhar Yeleti's film Manamantha. Avantika also played a small role in a song in Gopichand's movie 'Oxygen'. Later, she signed on for Premam starring Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Hassan, in which she portrays the younger version of the third heroine (Madonna Sebastian). She also signed on for a movie with Abhishek Pictures.

In March 2016, Avantika acted in the short film "Swecha"[7] directed by Raj Sivasadhani.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2016 Brahmotsavam Mahesh Babu's cousin Telugu Released on 20 May 2016
2016 Swecha (Short film) Adolescent girl Telugu Released on 21 Mar 2016
2017 Oxygen Avantika Telugu Post-Production
2016 Manamantha Avantika Telugu, Malayalam Released on 4 August 2016
2016 Praja Hakku (Short Film) Amreen Avantika Telugu Released on 1 October 2016, Received Best Upcoming Actress award in Chitrapuri Film Festival Awards
2016 Premam Sindhu Telugu Released on 7 October 2016
2017 Babu Baga Busy Avantika Telugu Released on 5 May 2017
2017 Ra Randoi Vedooka Chooddam Bramarambha - Jr. Rakul Preet Telugu Released on 25 May 2017
2017 Suvarna Sundari Avantika - Princess Telugu, Kannada Post-Production
2017 Like Girl (Short Film) Avantika Tamil Post-Production
2017 "Saraschandrika Visionary Motion Pictures" Young Regina Cassandra Telugu Filming
2017 "Vanarapadai " Gayathri - Lead artist Tamil Filming
2017 "Engineer Babu ""(Pawan Kalyan)" Daughter of Sampath Telugu Filming (Trivikram & Pawan Kalyan)

Awards & Recognitions

  • TV9 Andhra Pradesh Beauty Contest (Winner) (2010)
  • CA Fabulous Faces and Central Coast Pageant (Winner of Best Personality) (2011)
  • ATA Star Dancer Award (2012)[8]
  • ATA Star Dancer Award (2014)
  • Silicon Valley Got Talent Award (2014)
  • Saratoga's Got Talent competition (2014)[9]
  • Zee TV Dance India Dance Lil Masters North America (Second Winner) (2014)[1][3][5]
  • BATA 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Dance Categories (2014)[10]
  • BATA Sankranti Kids Talent Show (Winner) (2015)
  • India Waves Dance Muqabla Dance Competition (Junior Solo Winner) (2015)
  • Bay Area Naach Meri Jaan Dance Competition by Javed Jaafrey (Winner) (2015)
  • Shake The Ground Dance Competition by The City Hi Life Magazine (Winner) (2015)
  • Kids Model Hunt by The City Hi Life Magazine (Winner) (2015)
  • ETv Star Mahila Contest Winner (2015)[11]
  • ETV Cash Reality Show Participant (2015) [12][13]
  • ETV Abhiruchi participant (2016)
  • ZeeTelugu Denikaina Ready Game Show Participant (2016)
  • American Telugu Association Youth Achievement Award (2016)
  • American Telangana Association Youth Achievement Award (2016)
  • Bharath World Record Dancer Award (2016)
  • Crowned as the winner of Miss Indywood Talent Hunt 2016 held at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad in September 2016.
  • Won the best actress award in Cosmic Cine Club Short Film Contest 2017
  • Won the best Upcoming Actress award in Chitrapuri Film Festival 2017 for the short film 'Praja Hakku'

Performances

  • Avantika interviews Mahesh Babu during Brahmotsavam Promotion [14][15]
  • Avantika interviews Kajal Aggarwal during Brahmotsavam Promotion [16]
  • Avantika promotes Brahmotsavam Movie during Centro Brahmotsavam Collections Launch [17]

[18] [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Avantika Vandanapu from Union City was selected as one of the top ten finalists out of more than 10,000 contestants". tricityvoice.com. 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "CALIFORNIA Diwali Festivals and Events Diwali is October 23, 2014". seecalifornia.com.
  3. ^ a b "9-Year-Old Girl Wins 'Dance India Dance' North America". indiawest.com. 14 August 2014.
  4. ^ "9-YEAR-OLD AVANTIKA WINS 'DANCE INDIA DANCE' N. AMERICA". indiajournal.com. 13 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "20th Festival of India Results" (PDF). fiaonline.org.
  6. ^ "special performance by Avantika Vandanapu 2nd place in "Dance India dance L'il Masters" and more". telugucommunitynews.com.
  7. ^ "Swecha, a Telugu short film directed by Raj, and in October 2016, she acted in Praja Hakku, a short film directed by Dr. Anand Kumar. Sivasadhani". youtube.com.
  8. ^ "STAR Dancer (Solo Dancer Talent Search) ATA 2012 – Semifinalists". ataconference.org.
  9. ^ "The Saratoga Cares Foundation named Megan Lopez and Avantika Vandanapu as the winners of the 2014". mercurynews.com.
  10. ^ "BATA (Bay Area Telugu Association) 14th Annual Youth Talent Show Results". bata.org.
  11. ^ "Star Mahila - 15th August 2015 - స్టార్ మహిళ – Full Episode". Etv.
  12. ^ "ETV Cash 26th September, 2015 Promo". youtube.com.
  13. ^ "ETV Cash 26th September, 2015 Full Episode". youtube.com.
  14. ^ "Avantika Interviews Mahesh Babu for Brahmotsavam". youtube.com.
  15. ^ "Avantika's Interview of Mahesh Babu gets Huge Applause". telugumoviephotos.com.
  16. ^ "Avantika Interviews Kajal Aggarwal for Brahmotsavam". youtube.com.
  17. ^ "Brahmotsavam Team at Centro Brahmotsavam Collections Launch in Hyderabad". metroindia.com.
  18. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/310516/avantika-vandanapu-a-rising-star.html
  19. ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Chhota-packet-bada-dhamaka/2016/06/01/article3460100.ece
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